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The paint is gone on your lure?
Shoot, that gives it the mojo
I guess as long as they still work right
2013 fish pic thread
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I guess as long as they still work right
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when all else fails....drop shot a nightcrawler.
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A little story about the picture above. I found the bass in the back of a cove. Most were thirteen to fourteen inches long and to big to keep. There is a 12 to 15 inch slot limit. Was catching them on every cast at times. I was using a vintage Jim Rogers "Big Jim" crankbait from the 70s , bluegill color. The bass were slamming it. They were taking it so deep that most of the time I had to carefully dig out the hooks, often going in through the gillplates trying not to kill the fish. I was spending more time trying to remove hooks than fishing. Finally I had enough and switched baits. This time a Lucky Craft Rick Clunn signature crankbait in chartreuse/ bluegill. The fish were not hitting it as aggressively and usually only had the rear trebble in its mouth for easy removal.
I tell you. Those old jim Rogers shallow crankbaits have a much tighter wiggle than most cranks and the bass hit it hard and often.The past two years they have been my best lure period. I only have one left . Might have to start looking on ebay for more.
I tell you. Those old jim Rogers shallow crankbaits have a much tighter wiggle than most cranks and the bass hit it hard and often.The past two years they have been my best lure period. I only have one left . Might have to start looking on ebay for more.
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It took me about 45 minutes to land this flathead in my kayak.
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He was nearly as big as my wiener.
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That made me laugh
on a side note I just purchased a abu garcia orra s30 reel because my last reels gears were destroyed dragging in a monster bass. Never landed the fish but from what I saw it was every bit of 8lbs (that's huge for my local lake)
that bass is officially the one that got away
That made me laugh
on a side note I just purchased a abu garcia orra s30 reel because my last reels gears were destroyed dragging in a monster bass. Never landed the fish but from what I saw it was every bit of 8lbs
(that's huge for my local lake)that bass is officially the one that got away
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That made me laugh
on a side note I just purchased a abu garcia orra s30 reel because my last reels gears were destroyed dragging in a monster bass. Never landed the fish but from what I saw it was every bit of 8lbs
that bass is officially the one that got away
I know how ya feel....I've lost a bunch of fish in my time....I caught the cat on a little zebco with 8lb spider wire.
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did you weigh the catfish?
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ha ha, changed lures to catch LESS fish! Don't hear that too often! Glad to hear the fishing is good in Missouri, DipBait. Met a fellow from Missouri and fished with him this summer. Good guy. That's my only connection to Missouri fishing, he had some pretty good stories. Anyways, keep it up guys!
Tight Lines Everyone
Tight Lines Everyone
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LOL. Yeah. I actually caught more fish after the change because I spent less time digging hooks out.
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No, I was on a 2 week camping/kayaking trip. I usually keep and eat all the cats I catch, but it was way to big to eat, so I released him. I would say that he prolly weighed around 18 to 20 pounds.
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You can see how clear the water is on that last release picture. You can see the bottom in about 15' of water and that's with the cell phone pic! Hard to tell which part of the fish is in the water. Clear water makes for finicky fish, which make smart fish, which make big fish! We have pulled some nice trout out of there.
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Some great looking fish in here.
I had the boy with me, and found my regular lake is closed while they stock some trout (so I'll avoid it for a week or so). So I headed to a little pond I used to visit.
10-11 inch Largemouth - much bigger than I expected in this tiny pond. Fun catch - took him on a floating rapala f3 in carp coloring. I don't often see the largemouth's leap when going after a top bait. He's too small to keep, but I'll be back for him next year.
I had the boy with me, and found my regular lake is closed while they stock some trout (so I'll avoid it for a week or so). So I headed to a little pond I used to visit.
10-11 inch Largemouth - much bigger than I expected in this tiny pond. Fun catch - took him on a floating rapala f3 in carp coloring. I don't often see the largemouth's leap when going after a top bait. He's too small to keep, but I'll be back for him next year.